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October 12, 2005 Wednesday Ramzan 7, 1426 Flintoff, Kallis share top award as Pietersen scoops two SYDNEY, Oct 11: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and South African batsman Jacques Kallis were named joint winners of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for international cricketer of the year on Tuesday.... PCB offers incentives to attract spectators LAHORE, Oct 11: To attract cricket fans for the forthcoming home three-Test series against England, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is offering a package of free tickets.... World XI poor losers, claims Justin Langer SYDNEY, Oct 11: Australia opener Justin Langer called the World XI sore losers on Tuesday after their 3-0 one-day series defeat to the world champions. The world combination, who suffered three... Squash: Shahid Zaman overcomes determined Garner MANCHESTER, Oct 11: Pakistan’s best hope Shahid Zaman overcame a determined challenge from England’s qualifier Ben Garner to advance to the second round of the British Open squash championship on Tuesday.... Under-19 Cricket: Devastating spells by Misbah, Anwar KARACHI, Oct 11: Karachi bowlers Misbah Khan and Anwar Ali shared the limelight on the opening day of the Inter-regional under-19 National cricket championship with sterling performances in the one-day matches on Tuesday.... ICC donates $0.5m for relief fund LAHORE, Oct 11: The International Cricket Council (ICC) also stepped forward to help the victims of Saturday’s severe earthquake in Pakistan announcing a donation of US $500,000 for the relief fund.... Arshad named Emirates skipper DUBAI, Oct 11: Arshad Ali will lead a depleted Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) squad against Ireland in the semifinals of ICC Intercontinental Cup to be played at Windhoek, Namibia, from Oct 23-25.... Abu Dhabi set for European Tour debut in 2006 LONDON, Oct 11: Abu Dhabi will become the 36th country to feature on the European Tour when it makes its debut as a venue on next year’s schedule, the tour said on Tuesday.... Plunkett replaces Jones in Test squad LONDON, Oct 11: Uncapped pace bowler Liam Plunkett will replace the injured Simon Jones in England’s Test squad for the tour of Pakistan which starts later this month.... ‘Freddie’ yearns for anonymity SYDNEY, Oct 11: England’s Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has admitted the celebrity status he earned during the Ashes victory over Australia is wearing thin.... Fine batting by Rizwan KARACHI, Oct 11: Mohammad Rizwan stroked a belligerent 67 to help Mohammad Hussain Memorial CC defeat Bed & Bath CC by 61 runs in the 20th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Festival at the KG Ground on Tuesday.... France and Greece face exit from World Cup LONDON, Oct 11: European champions Greece, Euro 2004 semifinalists Czech Republic and even 1998 world champions France could fail to qualify for the 2006 World Cup finals on Wednesday.... Argentine stars fall foul of doping rules BUENOS AIRES, Oct 11: Laxity over anti-doping rules has landed a stream of Argentine tennis players in hot water. A two-year ban imposed on Guillermo Canas in August and last week’s... Shufflers gear up for Bermuda Bowl KARACHI, Oct 11: Pakistani shufflers are gearing up for the Bermuda Bowl-World bridge championship to be held at Estoril, Portugal from Oct 22 to Nov 5, says a spokesman for Pakistan Bridge Federation on Tuesday.... Kuznetsova cruises home MOSCOW, Oct 11: Eighth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova breezed into the second round of the Kremlin Cup with a 6-0 6-4 win over Swiss qualifier Emmanuelle Gagliardi on Tuesday.... Two major events next month ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (WF) will organise two major competitions next month, it was officially learnt on Tuesday. It will hold the 28th Quaid-i-Azam Senior National ranking weightlifting tournament at Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad, on Nov 29-30.... Pakistan 5th in FIH rankings KARACHI, Oct 11: There have been more changes to World Hockey Team Rankings after completion of Africa Cup of Nations and a decision to redistribute points earned by Great Britain.... Camp probables LAHORE, Oct 11: Thirty-four probables will attend the national training camp which starts at the National Hockey Stadium from Nov 9 to prepare a team for the 27th Champions Trophy to be held at Chennai, India from Dec 10 to 18.... Army defeat Panther Club LAHORE, Oct 11: Two-time national champions Army struck twice in the second session to beat Faisalabad’s Panther Club 2-0 in Pakistan Premier Soccer League on Tuesday at Rawalpindi’s Army Stadium.... Saddar Town triumph KARACHI, Oct 11: Saddar Town had a smooth sailing in the ninth Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament on Tuesday when they beat Khatri Sports by 72 runs at the KGA Ground.... PTTF gets tables KARACHI, Oct 11: Pakistan Sports Trust (PST) handed over ten club level tables to Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) which would later be distributed among clubs in the four provinces.... Ramazan cricket LAHORE, Oct 11: Shafqat Rana Academy beat Faran Gymkhana by three wickets in Ramazanul Mubarak cricket tournament at the Racecourse ground on Tuesday.... Breeders’ Cup LONDON, Oct 11: Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Hurricane Run, 2-1 favourite for the Breeders’ Cup Turf race at Belmont Park in New York on Oct 29, has been coughing and will miss the race.... Olympians to raise funds KARACHI, Oct 11: Former Olympians and international players will play a match at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on Oct 15 at 4.00pm to raise funds for earthquake victims....

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